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Committee recommends village board approve merit pay that will put some employees above current pay bands
Summary
The committee voted 3–1 to recommend the village board authorize 3.5% merit pay increases for 19 employees (mostly police command staff) that would put several above existing pay ranges; staff said increases fit within the approved $229,000 merit pool and estimated $40,000–$50,000 would be the portion above pay ranges.
The committee considered a request from the administrator to authorize merit-pay increases that would place 19 employees—15 of them in police command roles—above their current pay-range maxima. The administrator said the increases reflect compression issues created by negotiated union increases and high starting salaries for several management hires.
Trustees questioned…
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